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10th Meeting of GCC Supreme Military Committee Convenes in Riyadh
2022-06-06 Read More...
The 10th consultative meeting of the GCC Supreme Military Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces was held in Riyadh Wednesday, with the participation of the Commander of the GCC Unified Military Command Lieutenant-General Eid bin Awad

‘Red Wave-5’ Joint Maneuver Concludes in Saudi Arabia
2022-06-06 Read More...
The Red Wave-5 maneuver of the Western Fleet, implemented by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces with the participation of the Red Sea coastal countries of Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen in addition to the Royal Saudi Land

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Receives New & Former Deputy Commanders of US Central Command
2022-06-06 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received last Wednesday Deputy Commander of US Central Command, Vice Admiral James Malloy (photo), and his accompanying

Royal Saudi Air Force Commander Receives Chief-of-Staff of Pakistan Air Force
2022-06-02 Read More...
Prince Lt. General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) received in Riyadh Thursday (photo) the Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber and the accompanying delegation,

UAE Chief-of-Staff, Naval Forces Commander Receive Belgian Navy Commander
2022-06-02 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, received at his office Thursday (photo), Rear Admiral Jan De Beurme, Commander of the Belgian Navy, and his accompanying

‘Faisal-12’, ‘Red Sea Wave-5’ Exercises Start in Saudi Arabia
2022-06-01 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) launched Wednesday ‘Faisal 12-2022’ Exercise at King Faisal Air Base in the northern sector, with the participation of the Egyptian Air

UAE President, Military Officials Receive Turkish Minister of National Defense
2022-06-01 Read More...
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar, during his visit to the United Arab

Bahrain’s Defence Chiefs Receive Brazilian Delegation
2022-06-01 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, met in Manama last week (photo) with Special Secretary for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of Brazil Admiral Flávio Rocha, in the presence of

Commander of Royal Navy of Oman Receives CTF-152 Commander
2022-06-01 Read More...
Rear Admiral Saif Nasser Al Rahbi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) received in his office Monday Colonel Saif Abdulhadi Al Hamlan, Commander of the Combined Task Force

Commanders of GCC Ground Forces Hold 20th Meeting in Riyadh
2022-05-26 Read More...
The 20th meeting of the Commanders of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries was held in the Saudi Capital Riyadh on Wednesday with the participation of the leaders of the Ground

“Guarding Oman” Military Drill Concludes Practical Demonstration
2022-05-26 Read More...
The practical demonstration of a joint military drill codenamed “guarding Oman” concluded Wednesday in Mussanah, Sultanate of

GAMI Launches “National Academy of Military Industries”
2022-05-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) has announced establishing the “National Academy of Military Industries” to train, rehabilitate and enable national personnel to work in the military and defense

Royal Air Force of Oman, US Air Force Conclude Joint Air Exercise
2022-05-23 Read More...
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) concluded Thursday a joint air exercise (Precision Test) with the participation of elements of the US Air

Commander of Qatari Emiri Land Forces Visits Sultanate of Oman
2022-05-18 Read More...
Vice Admiral Abdullah Khamis Al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) received in his office at Al Murtafa’a Garrison Wednesday Major General Said Hussain Al Khayarin, Commander of the Qatari Emiri Land

Bahrain’s Deputy King & Defense Chief Receive New US CENTCOM Commander
2022-05-17 Read More...
Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Sunday (photo) the newly appointed Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Erik

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Elected New UAE President
2022-05-16 Read More...
The UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs has mourned to the UAE people, Arab and Islamic nations and the world the death of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who has passed away on Friday, 13th May, 2022, wishing Allah

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